[tor-bugs] #9187 [Metrics Website]: Make 'number of obfsbridges' metrics graphs

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#9187: Make 'number of obfsbridges'  metrics graphs
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     Reporter:  asn              |      Owner:
         Type:  task             |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  minor            |  Milestone:
    Component:  Metrics Website  |    Version:
   Resolution:  fixed            |   Keywords:
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Changes (by karsten):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 Today I looked at the metrics-web code and considered adding this graph.
 But it would be a huge hack and potentially add new bugs, which is why I
 decided against doing it.  The much better long-term approach is to wait
 for Visionion.

 And here's the short-term approach I worked on instead: a simple Java tool
 that parses bridge descriptor tarballs and outputs a .csv file that can
 then be graphed.  Running this tool takes a few minutes or even hours,
 depending on input, so it's not something we can/should do on a regular
 basis.  But if we really want to know how many pluggable transport bridges
 there are, we can run it.  I attached a current
 [https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/attachment/ticket/9187/pt-
 bridges.png graph] and added the code to the
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/metrics-tasks.git/tree/HEAD:/task-9187
 metrics-tasks.git repository].

 I think this concludes the ticket.  Closing.

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